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tUf- DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Title registered In U. S. Patent Office. Copyright, 1910 by the Sporting Life Publishing Company. Vol. 56 No. 9 Philadelphia, November 5, 1910 Price 5 Cents \ U"^ M{5$C^SSSi P, ^*r^> SPORTING LIFE NbvEMBE* 5, 1910 ^^^^ the team, as he owas a tenth, interest. Be sides the World©s Series money the Cubs di CHICAGO CHAT vided $1,800 among themselves as their share of the receipts of exhibition games played during the season. PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT. KING COLE, the phenomenal young frwirler, whose record read 21 victories and four defeats, was pre sented with, a $1,000 bonus by President Murphy. The lengthy twirler also signed a 34 So. Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. contract for 1911, 1912 and 1913 at a salary Windy City Fans Bow to the In of more than twice as much as he received Enclosed find 4 cents (in stamps), for which please send this year. There were also several attractive evitable But Are Not Quite Con bonuses attached to the new contract. Cole one set of 12 Base Ball Picture Cards, Series No,^m ____ certainly did won©derful work for a man who had pitched in a Class D. league in 1909. vinced That the Athletics Are King worked with the Bay City team in the Southern Michigan League. Everything is Vastly Superior to the Cubs. quiet around the White Sox headquarters, as Send to - President Comiskey and President Johnson have gone on their annual hunting trip in the BY FRANK B. HUTCHINSON, JB. woods of Northern Wisconsin. In the party were Umpire Jack Sheridan and Manager Chicago, I1L, October 29.—Editor "Sport Jimmy McAleer, of Washington. They will ing Life." I am just beginning to realize probably remain in the woods for two weeks what happened to us in the World©s Series. and kill everything in sight, including guides I am now ready to admit that and dogs. I am no prophet and I am * This coupon and I cents In stamps is onljr good for ONE series. going to get out of that line of work. I predicted that SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. the Cubs would win the World©s Series in sis games. I also forecasted that Coombs Expands to Eight-Club Basis and Also and Bender would win a game Re-Elects President Joyner. apiece. There is one thing I had correct and that was that Special to "Sporting Life." Bender would win only one Columbia, S. C., October 31. At the an game, but I did not figure on nual meeting of the Directors of the South At Given to Readers Who Will Comply Coombs winning three in a lantic League, W. R. Joyner was re-elected With the Conditions Named Below : : __ ______ row. I wrote my last letter president, secretary and treasurer without op F. B. Hutebliuon J"* after the. Saturday game and the showing of the Cubs position. N. P. Corisch, of Savannah, was "Sporting Life" has completed the publi Before Ordering Please Bead Carefully. had filled my heart with renewed hope. I elected vice president. The Board of Trustees cation of eighteen series of picture cards So that there be no misunderstanding, wo was unwilling to admit that we did not have consists of H. L. Williams, of Columbus, chair (twelve cards to a series), each card con repeat: man; T. W. Passailague, of Charleston, and taining the portrait of a promine-nt base ball The coupon at the head of this column and a chance ^gainst the Athletics. The excellent player (in colors), size 1%"* x 2% inches. four cents (in stamps) will entitle any reader twirling of Brown in the first six innings W.gE. Gillette, of Jacksonville. By admission of Charleston and Albany the circuit was in Any reader wishing a set of these picture to one series of 12 picture cards. If you kept up the hope of the fans. Then came cards can have the same by remitting to us want the entire 18 series, send 18 coupons the deluge of five runs and it was all over. creased to eight clubs. The playing season will extend through Labor Day, commencing the coupon at the head of this column, and and 72 ce.nts. In other words, you can have THOSE WONDERFUL CUBS, the first week in April. A tentative salary lim four cents to help defray the cost of printing, as many series as you want, but a coupon who have won more championships than any it of $1900 with fourteen players as the play postage and mailing same. One set of any and four cents must be sent for each series other- base ball team in five years, were out er limit was agreed upon. This may be series upon the above conditions, but the cou desired. played, outgeneraled, outclassed, outthought changed at the January meeting. pon at the head of this column and four cents Series will not be broken or exchanged. and out-pitched by a team of comparatively (in stamps) must accqinpany the request Canadian or Cuban postage stamps will not unheralded youngsters. I am willing to admit otherwise they will not be sent. No one will be accepted. They have no value in this that in Philadelphia the Athletics were given BRUCE©S BUDGET. be disappointed with these up-to-date picture country. Canadian money accepted at par. a fair chance of beating Chance©s men b&- cards of celebrated ball players. They are If you want your order to receive prompt foro the series, but throughout the country Latest Bulletin Issued by the National true to life and atristically gotten up. They attention, address exactly as follows: the great preponderance of opinion was that are not for sale, at arty price, and can only PICTURE CARD DEPARTMENT, the Cubs i^juld, win the big doings. The Commission Secretary. be had by complying with the conditions "SPORTING LIFE," Cubs clearly demonstrated their superiority Cincinnati, October 29, 1910. Secretary above mentioned. ... PHILADELPHIA, PA. over the National League teams by winning Bruce, of the National Commission, hss issued The following series are now ready for immediate delivery. the championship after an off year. A Bulletin No. 2626, which reads as follows: wonderful thing about the consistency of the SEEIES No. 1. SEEIES No. 10. Cubs was the fact that they won 104 games in NATIONAL LEAGUE CONTRACTS. Wagner, Pittsburg Nat. Bender, Phila. Americans. Lelfleld, Pittsburg Nat. Stephens, St. Louis Amer. 1909 and finished second and then in 1910 With Chicago William B. Kirwan, 1911; C. E. Mathewson, N. Y. Nat. Pflester, Chicago Nat. they won 104 games again and landed on top. Clark, 1911. Oobb, Detroit Americans. Keisling, Wash. Amer. With Cincinnati- Clark C. Griffith, 1911; Bob Bes- Chance, Chicago Nationals. Collins, Phila. Americans. Bridwell, New York Nat. Doyle, Cincinnati Nat. I dare say that no other team in the history eher, 1911; Thomas A. Clarfce, 1911. Davis, Phila. Americans. Doyle, N. Y. Nationals. Dougherty, Chicago Amer. Needham, Chicago Nat of base ball ever won the same number of With New York Willis B. Shontz. 1911; Charles McQuillan, Phila. Nat. Dooiii, Phila. Nationals. Turner, Cleveland Amer. O©Connor, Pittsburg Nat games two year* in succession. The Tesreau. Chase, N. Y. Americans. |Jennings, Detroit Ainer. O©Leary, Detroit Amer. Spade, Cincinnati Nat VICTORY OF THE ATHLETICS With St. Louis Koy Golden. 1911; Arnold J. SEEIES No. 2. SEEIES No. 11. Hauser. Lajoie, Cleveland Amer. |Bresnahan, St. Louis Nat. Hulswitt, St. Louis Nat. Hartzell, St. Louis Amer. has been so generally discussed that I am NATIONAL LEAGUE RELEASES. Ilerzog, Boston Nat. not going to say much more about it. I do Brown, Chicago Nationals. Crawford, Detroit Amer. Schaefer, Wash. Amer. By Brooklyn to Boston, H. Perdue (claimed under Thomas, Phila. Americanis. Leach, Pittsburg Nat. Maddox, Pittsburg Nat. Stanage, Detroit Amer. want to say, however, that I ani far from be waiver rule; to ©Rochester, J. V. Mauser, Frani R. Tenney, N. Y. Nationals. Lord, Boston Americans. Beaumont, Chicago Nat. Livingston, Phila. Amer. ing convinced that Connie Mack©s men are Dessau; to Atlanta, Chas I. Miller; to New Haven, Jones, Detroit Americans. Donovan, Detroit Amer. Murray, New York Nat. Falkenberg, Cleve. Amer. the superiors of the Cubs. There was no J. Reisigl, E. E. Dent (optional agreement). Jordan, Brooklyn Nationals. Gibsou, Pittsburg Nat. Egan, Cincinnati Nat." Purtell, Chicago Amer. doubt about their superiority in the recent By Cincinnati to Brooklyn Thos. McMUlan (claimed SEKIES No. 3. SEEIES No. 12. series, but Chicago fans are hoping that he under waiver rule); to Chattanooga, Harry Coveleskie, will get another crack at the same bunch at Summers, Detroit Amer. Mullin, Detroit Americans. Koran, Phila. Nat. Wolter, New York Amer. the end of next season, that©s all. President AMERICAN LEAGUE RELEASES. Moren, Phila. Nationals. Tinker, Chicago Nationals. Scanlon, Brooklyn Nat. Berger, Cleveland Amer. By Chicago to Quincy, Ted Anderson (pick of one Devliu, N. Y. Nationals. Clarke, Pittsburg Nat. Ellis, St. Louis Nat. Graham, St. Louis Amer. Murphy, of the Cubs, also had some trouble, player). Baker, Phila. Americans. |.Rucker, Brooklyn Nat. Mattern, St. Louis Nat. Couroy, Washington Amer, in getting to realize that the big series is Waddell, St. Louis Amer. [Evers, Chicago Nationals. Wilson, Pittsburg Nat. ,T. Jones, Detroit Amer. ended. On Thursday he announced that the Young, Cleveland Amer. j Adams, Pittsburg Nat. Kane. Chicago Nat. | Morgan. Phila. Amer. World©s Series was over. He also said that SOMETHING WORTH FRAMING. SEEIES No. 4. SEEIES the Cubs had lost. Among his remarks were.: No. 13.